Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q3Q4)

Brandon Wood · July 15th, 2006, 02:50 AM

Hey James,

You probably need to be a little more specific but I think you want to paste some clips from one Vegas project to another. If this is the case, just hold down your control key while clicking on the video/audio clips individually with your mouse (they should turn a darker color if selected). Cntrl/C from that project and Cntl/V into the other project that you also have open, when you've selected where you want to paste them on your timeline.

Hope that helps.

Peter Jefferson · July 15th, 2006, 03:08 AM

RayLight works, however it uses lower quality avi renders as proxies if ur previewing in draft, then jumps to real MXF files when u change ur preview settings. Apparently it also supports every one of the 720p shooting modes (even the tweaked framerate crankings)

Im yet to try it, but i have it on good authority that it works a treak. Apparently performance is as good as native HDV editing (ie not all that great) but thats all system dependant

Peter Jefferson · July 15th, 2006, 03:19 AM

with the GFX card at THIS time, Vegas wont utilise ANY of its features, however if u intend on running Magic Bullet 2, then you'll get good performance from it. If u dont want to use Magic Bullet you may still be futureproofng your investment as noone knows whether V7 will support GFX card acceleration, and more than likely if it DOES support the card, then you wont have to worry about it, but like i said, noone knows whats going on with it...

Id actually recomend a dual dual-core system if u can afford it.
Also, your raid config, id recommend another drive or 2 (to get to at least 1TB)
Ive got 2TB on this machine and i still struggle to find space...

Edward Troxel · July 15th, 2006, 06:56 AM

Open Vegas TWICE. Open both projects. Copy from one and paste into the other.

Graham Bernard · July 15th, 2006, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

Open Vegas TWICE. Open both projects. Copy from one and paste into the other.

. .and keep BOTH instances open - don;t close either.

John Rofrano · July 15th, 2006, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Watts

I've never built an Intel system (AMD normally)

So why stop now? The AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core) outperforms anything Intel has up to today’s announcement of the Core 2. So my advice would be to stay with AMD if you need a PC today. The Core 2 looks promising but let someone else get the kinks out of the motherboards etc. if you have serious work to do. AMD has announced that there will be price cuts on their X2’s to keep them competitive with Core 2’s so wait a week or so and see what the new AMD dual core prices are.

Here are the spec for my current AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ Dual Core PC. I edit HDV on it with good frame rates. I also selected parts that would keep it super quiet as I do tutorial work that requires me to use a microphone while sitting at the PC recording. So this would be a great PC if you do voice over work as well.

~jr

Harry Burnette · July 15th, 2006, 09:29 AM

John,

It looks like you have built a nice system. I will be building my next one in January, once Microsoft releases Vista. I am strongly leaning towards the Conroe chip, even thought I am an AMD X2 fan. I guess I will sit back and watch what happens over the next 5-6 months, to make my final decision. If I do go Intel, I will wait for Nvidia 590 SLI chipset motherboards.

I did have a question on your hard drive config. What do you use the 3 drive letters for? (10K, 7,2K, and 7,2K RAID0)? How do you backup your data? What are the pros and cons of running OS on on drive, data on another, etc. vs running everything on 1 big "C" drive? Is it difficult to manage where to find "stuff" when you have it set up the way you do?

Thanks for you input,

Harry

Douglas Spotted Eagle · July 15th, 2006, 09:31 AM

You *might* try a mask and chromablur in combination with the secondary color corrector, creating the mask with the SCC. That should do the trick.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · July 15th, 2006, 09:34 AM

Raylight in medium mode on a fast computer is just like editing DV.
CineForm also has support for DVCProHD that Vegas (or PremierePro) can take advantage of.

Brandon Wood · July 15th, 2006, 09:41 AM

Thanks DSE,

Is there a comprehensive tutorial on this anywhere? I see what you mean about the chromablur (even just the horizontal) seems to do well getting rid of this, even though how it looks after rendering on a tv, i don't know.

However, the secondary color corrector has always mystified me to some extent- along with the primary one, for that matter!

Douglas Spotted Eagle · July 15th, 2006, 09:47 AM

http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=Chromablur

Brandon Wood · July 15th, 2006, 10:17 AM

Many thanks!

James Talus · July 15th, 2006, 11:43 PM

Registry?? Where's that at? I'm having this problem! I cant select the "custom" button for the MPEG settings when I go to render video.... could you explain a little more how to fix this???

David Mintzer · July 16th, 2006, 08:10 AM

Start/Run/then type in regedit.

David Bird · July 16th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Okay....I have a still image on my timeline. I selected the image on the timeline. and pulled Brightness and Contrast onto the clip. I've tried using the setting to brighten the image, but I'm not seeing any difference. Is this a real time effect, am I doing something wrong (probably), or does the effect not work on a still image (png)

Thanks - David Bird

July 15th, 2006, 06:56 AM	#214
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Open Vegas TWICE. Open both projects. Copy from one and paste into the other. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 15th, 2006, 09:31 AM	#218
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	You might try a mask and chromablur in combination with the secondary color corrector, creating the mask with the SCC. That should do the trick. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

July 15th, 2006, 09:34 AM	#219
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Raylight in medium mode on a fast computer is just like editing DV. CineForm also has support for DVCProHD that Vegas (or PremierePro) can take advantage of. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

July 15th, 2006, 09:47 AM	#221
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	http://www.vasst.com/search.aspx?text=Chromablur __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

July 16th, 2006, 08:10 AM	#224
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	Start/Run/then type in regedit. __________________ Red #97

July 15th, 2006, 02:50 AM	#211
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Hey James, You probably need to be a little more specific but I think you want to paste some clips from one Vegas project to another. If this is the case, just hold down your control key while clicking on the video/audio clips individually with your mouse (they should turn a darker color if selected). Cntrl/C from that project and Cntl/V into the other project that you also have open, when you've selected where you want to paste them on your timeline. Hope that helps.

July 15th, 2006, 03:08 AM	#212
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	RayLight works, however it uses lower quality avi renders as proxies if ur previewing in draft, then jumps to real MXF files when u change ur preview settings. Apparently it also supports every one of the 720p shooting modes (even the tweaked framerate crankings) Im yet to try it, but i have it on good authority that it works a treak. Apparently performance is as good as native HDV editing (ie not all that great) but thats all system dependant

July 15th, 2006, 03:19 AM	#213
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	with the GFX card at THIS time, Vegas wont utilise ANY of its features, however if u intend on running Magic Bullet 2, then you'll get good performance from it. If u dont want to use Magic Bullet you may still be futureproofng your investment as noone knows whether V7 will support GFX card acceleration, and more than likely if it DOES support the card, then you wont have to worry about it, but like i said, noone knows whats going on with it... Id actually recomend a dual dual-core system if u can afford it. Also, your raid config, id recommend another drive or 2 (to get to at least 1TB) Ive got 2TB on this machine and i still struggle to find space...

July 15th, 2006, 09:29 AM	#217
Harry Burnette New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sharpsburg, GA Posts: 5	John, It looks like you have built a nice system. I will be building my next one in January, once Microsoft releases Vista. I am strongly leaning towards the Conroe chip, even thought I am an AMD X2 fan. I guess I will sit back and watch what happens over the next 5-6 months, to make my final decision. If I do go Intel, I will wait for Nvidia 590 SLI chipset motherboards. I did have a question on your hard drive config. What do you use the 3 drive letters for? (10K, 7,2K, and 7,2K RAID0)? How do you backup your data? What are the pros and cons of running OS on on drive, data on another, etc. vs running everything on 1 big "C" drive? Is it difficult to manage where to find "stuff" when you have it set up the way you do? Thanks for you input, Harry

July 15th, 2006, 09:41 AM	#220
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Thanks DSE, Is there a comprehensive tutorial on this anywhere? I see what you mean about the chromablur (even just the horizontal) seems to do well getting rid of this, even though how it looks after rendering on a tv, i don't know. However, the secondary color corrector has always mystified me to some extent- along with the primary one, for that matter!

July 15th, 2006, 10:17 AM	#222
Brandon Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mauriceville, TX Posts: 146	Many thanks!

July 15th, 2006, 11:43 PM	#223
James Talus New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: london, uk Posts: 15	Registry?? Where's that at? I'm having this problem! I cant select the "custom" button for the MPEG settings when I go to render video.... could you explain a little more how to fix this???

July 16th, 2006, 10:55 AM	#225
David Bird Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sikeston, Missouri, USA Posts: 118	Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Okay....I have a still image on my timeline. I selected the image on the timeline. and pulled Brightness and Contrast onto the clip. I've tried using the setting to brighten the image, but I'm not seeing any difference. Is this a real time effect, am I doing something wrong (probably), or does the effect not work on a still image (png) Thanks - David Bird